2021 Red Bull Racing F1 Team

[Jaisonas]

Well that was a fun season while it lasted...

[Revs84]

So at one point Hamilton was struggling to get any poles, then suddenly starts outqualifying everyone with half a second? How does that happen?

[dans79]

So at one point Hamilton was struggling to get any poles, then suddenly starts outqualifying everyone with half a second? How does that happen?

The car is aerodynamically the best it's been all season, the engine looks to be the best it's been all season, And Lewis thrives when under pressure!

[politburo]

Well that was a fun season while it lasted...

True, it's essentially over at this point. The more interesting fight will be Gasly-Alonso-Sainz. I hope FOM do not make the mistake of showing 1 driver lapping at the front 4,5,6 seconds ahead of everyone else. I hope they show us the action.

[darkpino]

*cough* Imola and Baku *cough*

But in all honesty: Mercedes did a wonderful job at engineering their car during the season. Well done

[Wouter]

Alonso and Gasly <0.4 sec slower than Max on this long lap on the same compound! What is going on?

[politburo]

Alonso and Gasly <0.4 sec slower than Max on this long lap on the same compound! What is going on?

Both of them were faster than Perez as well in Q2 on the same tire, 2 tenths. It's all crumbling right now, crumbling hard.

[Juzh]

Verstappen ran with FP1 barn door rear wing in qualifying, probably due to drs malfunction. Can someone confirm if they switched for perez as well, or if they retained spoon shaped wing?

[NathanOlder]

Qatar is going to play into RBR's hands from what I can tell, downforce helps a lot because only 2 slow corners, the rest are right in the sweet spot. I think the gap there will be similar to the gap in Zandvoort. It's the front left that takes the biggest pounding. May need to think about asymmetric setup as there's only 4* left hand turns and only 2 of them put any significant load on the front right.

Didn't quite play in your hands in qualy. The gap in qatar was bigger than the gap in Brazil.

[Swifty]

Qatar is going to play into RBR's hands from what I can tell, downforce helps a lot because only 2 slow corners, the rest are right in the sweet spot. I think the gap there will be similar to the gap in Zandvoort. It's the front left that takes the biggest pounding. May need to think about asymmetric setup as there's only 4* left hand turns and only 2 of them put any significant load on the front right.

Didn't quite play in your hands in qualy. The gap in qatar was bigger than the gap in Brazil.

Well, I guess Assetto Corsa isn't the most reliable simulator to predict real life circumstances.

[MtthsMlw]

Verstappen ran with FP1 barn door rear wing in qualifying, probably due to drs malfunction. Can someone confirm if they switched for perez as well, or if they retained spoon shaped wing?

Perez also had the barn door one

[Nathanael F1]

Unfortunately, it’s look like the Mercedes are just too dominant at this point. Party mode engine, flexing rear wing, abrupt suspension squat…whatever the reason Red Bull is not on the same level of pace. Perez was out in Q2!

It’s looking like baring mechanical failures, crashes, or getting lucky with safety cars or red flags, Mercedes will win both championships.

[etusch]

It is strange that Perez and Leclerc can not do even close what their teammates do with softer compound

[adrianjordan]

Unfortunately, it’s look like the Mercedes are just too dominant at this point. Party mode engine, flexing rear wing, abrupt suspension squat…whatever the reason Red Bull is not on the same level of pace. Perez was out in Q2!

It’s looking like baring mechanical failures, crashes, or getting lucky with safety cars or red flags, Mercedes will win both championships.

You know party mode was banned ages ago right?

[Gillian]

Unfortunately, it’s look like the Mercedes are just too dominant at this point. Party mode engine, flexing rear wing, abrupt suspension squat…whatever the reason Red Bull is not on the same level of pace. Perez was out in Q2!

It’s looking like baring mechanical failures, crashes, or getting lucky with safety cars or red flags, Mercedes will win both championships.

You know party mode was banned ages ago right?

Depends on what you mean by that. What is banned is changing engine modes during qualifying and race. The actual engine mode is still allowed, but it would mean you would have to do the entire qualifying and race with said mode. I think what Nathanael is referring to is Mercedes is running an entire race in this high output engine mode. If that is possible and/or likely or not I don't know.